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Month: December 2007

Hajj: Generosity

Hajj: Generosity

Whilst in Madina we were fortunate enough to meet a special lady, the wonderful Auntie Noor as she is commonly known (according to Sidra) but otherwise known as UmmBilal Petersen of the Al-Miskeenah Blog. Auntie Noor was aware that I would be in Madina with my family and wanted to meet us. Sidra, who was in our group, mentioned that Auntie Noor had asked after us when she met her earlier and would visit our hotel later but had passed…

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Contentions 12 by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad

Contentions 12 by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad

Contentions 12, the aphorisms of Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, are now available on masud.co.uk Here are some excerpts to whet your appetite: 32.?The medievals, seeing the colour of our clothes, would call us all atheists. 33.?The preacher should neither lower the price of his goods, nor price Islam out of the market. 34.?Kufr: impermanence is a problem. Iman: our anxiety about impermanence is a problem. 35.?Science is the revelation of order. Faith is the revelation of liberation. 36.?The false Salafi…

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Madina Photos

Madina Photos

Here are some pictures from Madina I took. I had to take the photos with a high ISO setting (ISO1600) to avoid using the flash so the images are going to be a bit grainy. You can see my currently uploaded images on my Flickr site. Will be uploading more soon.